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By weight, what is the largest object in the world that is made from pure gold?

Question #42973. Asked by supermary345.
Last updated Jun 11 2021.

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MaggieG
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According to this site it's the 1111kg coffin of Tutankhamen.

[ minerals.co.nz/html/main_topics/mineral_moments.html ] webpage no longer exists




Response last updated by gtho4 on Jun 11 2021.
Jan 03 2004, 10:08 AM
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Probably the biggest solid gold object in existence is the innermost of three coffins of the Egyptian King Tutankhamen, which weighs 2,447 pounds (more than a ton).

Jan 03 2004, 10:11 AM
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FIVE TONS +

Temple of the Golden Buddha (Wat Traimitr)
Yaowarat Road and Charoen Krung, Bangkok

Home to the largest solid gold Buddha in the world. It was cast about 900 years ago and is three metres tall. At one time the statue was covered in plaster, and the golden Buddha inside was forgotten. However, the five-ton statue's full glory was rediscovered whilst being moved, when it was dropped and the plaster cracked.
Visit Bangkok’s temple of Wat Traimit and you’ll find a seated, cross-legged Buddha statue known as Phra Phuttha Maha Suwana Patimakon. Unlike many Buddha images, which are gilded, this statue is made from pure gold. Standing at 3.91 metres tall and 3.01 metres wide, it is the world’s biggest solid gold Buddha statue. It weighs a staggering five and a half tons!
link https://theculturetrip.com/asia/thailand/articles/the-amazing-story-of-the-worlds-biggest-solid-gold-buddha-statue/


Response last updated by gtho4 on Jun 11 2021.
Jan 03 2004, 10:25 AM
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